A parent has cried out, questioning why his child was placed at the Mampong School for the deaf in the Eastern Region despite being able to hear and speak.
Speaking in an interview with TV3 on September 8, 2026, the parent at the GNAT hall expressed his frustrations over the Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).
He stated, “He can hear, he can speak. How do you go and place him at Akropong School for the Deaf? That’s what I don’t understand. Why?”
He further alleged that when he sought clarification from officials, he was told that securing a Category B or STEM school for his child would require protocol.
He added, “And I asked them, they said if my child wants Category B or STEM school, only protocol”.
“They asked me whether I wanted a Category C school, because I don’t have any option. I said then, they should give him a Category C school,” he said.
Also, some parents whose children are yet to secure placement into Senior High Schools (SHSs) have stormed the GNAT Hall in Accra, breaking a glass door over the placement brouhaha.
According to reports, the frustrated parents who besieged the GNAT Hall to address concerns from parents and candidates facing difficulties with the placement process led to a glass door at the entrance of the facility breaking.
The heavy crowd at the GNAT Hall underscores the level of frustration and desperation among some parents who have been struggling to secure placements for their wards.
Some affected parents have expressed dissatisfaction with the placement process, appealing to the authorities to take immediate steps to resolve the outstanding placement challenges.
The parents are appealing to the Ghana Education Service (GES), the Ministry of Education and President John Dramani Mahama to urgently intervene in the ongoing placement challenges.
Also, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the former Minister of Education, has weighed in on the Senior High Schools (SHSs) brouhaha.
According to Adutwum, Ghana need to expand and upgrade Senior High Schools (SHSs) across the country to address the growing pressure on placement in Category A schools.
He highlighted that there is a need to look beyond the immediate placement exercise and address the underlying problem of limited access to highly sought-after Category A schools.
The former education minister highlighted that upgrading existing schools and giving them the necessary resources will help spread demand and reduce the intense competition for places in Category A schools.
Speaking on Adom FM, Dr Adutwum stated, “Everyone wants the child to go to a first-class school, so when we were in government we built more schools and resourced them and also affiliated a headmaster with a Category A school”.
“So, like what we did at Abomosu SHS, we replicate PRESEC at Abomosu, so it was one of the best STEM schools in Ghana,” he said.
“There should be a formal arrangement for deliberate presentation of over four days; nobody asked me about the STEM schools. There should be an intentional transition arrangement,” he said.
He further noted that schools currently do not provide enough opportunities for students who struggle in particular subjects to receive interventions or retake courses.
Adutwum added, “We don’t give children any intervention to resit courses in school during the school term”.
“So, if they fail Mathematics, it is not new; that was why we wanted to introduce transcripts alongside the WASSCE results,” he said.
“Other countries have deliberate policies; in Ghana we politicise even education,” he said.
Watch the video below:
“My son can speak and hear, yet he was placed at Mampong Akwapim School for the Deaf. They told me that if my child is to be placed in a Category B or STEM school, it can only be through protocol"
— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) September 8, 2026
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